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Tim Farron vs Shabana Mahmood

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale
vs
Photograph of Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 878 shared comparable votes.

803 same votes 75 different votes 878 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
98 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
101 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Housing 67% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 76% aligned 88 shared votes
62 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
37 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 84 shared votes
42 Aye 42 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
Participation
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,269
2,376 eligible divisions
815
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
730
57.5% of votes cast
674
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
539
42.5% of votes cast
23
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

156
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
Appearances
70
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
178
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Contributions
826
+680.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33% above average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
25
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
59 of 91 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
107 of 171 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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